Rural Livability: Moving Beyond Traditional Notions of Growth
2025 AAEA annual meeting track session
The 2025 AAEA Annual Meeting Track Session sponsored by AAEAs Community & Regional Economics Network (CRENET), “Rural Livability: Moving Beyond Traditional Notions of Growth” will discuss how rural communities have moved beyond narrowly focusing on traditional notions of growth and are refocusing on policies embodied in place-making. Here the focus is on making the community a more attractive place for people to live and work. This session focuses on three elements of rural livability including the role of community capitals, individual participation, and the impacts of policy changes at the state level on rural communities. A panel reaction to the broader themes discussed in the three formal presentations is aimed at engaging in a broader discussion of rural economic growth and development research and Extension programming.
Speakers in this session:
- Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
- Phil Watson, University of Idaho
- Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont and Arrowleaf Consulting
- Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University
- Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This session will take place on July 28 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am in the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in the Plaza Court 6 room.
If you are interested in attending the 2025 AAEA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, please send a completed complimentary media registration to Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office. You can also learn more on our Annual Meeting Media Kit page or view the entire AAEA programmed schedule.
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Contact: Allison Ware
Senior Communications & Membership Manager
(414) 918-3190
Email: aware@aaea.org